2 missing girls. Same place. Same time. 23 years apart. History repeats itself in this knife-edged thriller, which has been described as the natural successor to THE KILLING.

An ageing detective comes out of retirement in the hope of solving a missing girl case, which is believed to be connected to an unsolved mystery that happened 23 years ago. Over the long hot summer days, tensions start to reach breaking point as our troubled detective closes in on the deeply methodical serial killer.

A striking debut, THE SILENCE follows on from European crime thrillers such as THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO and WALLANDER as it delves into the psyche of detectives and criminals to deliver a chilling story of murder and betrayal.